PEMBROKE, N.C., May 15 -- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke issued the following news release:
Justice Locklear knows what it feels like to lose his footing.
Before graduating from UNC Pembroke with a degree in business administration with
a concentration in marketing, before being accepted into Arizona State University's
Pathway to Law for Tribal Citizens Initiative and before setting his sights on law
school, Locklear had to rebuild the way he saw himself as a student.
Locklear struggled early in his college career and was suspended during his sophomore
year. It could have been the end of his time at UNCP. Instead, it became the turning
point.
"That moment changed how I saw myself and my education," Locklear said. "When I c...